ON AIR NOW5:00 PM - 12:00 AMWeekends On VOCM
Category Archives: Local News
Nurses Call Out Health Authority for 'Unacceptable' Delay in Benefits
Registered nurses are upset with the health authority for failing to implement the terms of their collective agreement - specifically a delay in benefits from an announced Long Service Premium. The RN...
May 23, 2024
2024 Vital Signs Report: Housing, Food, and Livelihood at the Forefront of NL's Affordability Crisis
Memorial University's Harris Centre released its 2024 Vital Signs report today, an annual check-in on the quality of life in Newfoundland and Labrador. The official theme of this year's edition is, fi...
May 23, 2024
Long-Term Care Patients Blindsided by Change of Transfer Plan: Joyce
Eddie Joyce claims the province is breaking promises made to long-term care patients in Corner Brook. The Independent MHA says about 40 seniors at the old Western Memorial Hospital were told they woul...
May 23, 2024 The new long-term care facility next to the new Western Memorial Hospital in Corner Brook.
Wabana Makes Teen's Dream Job a Reality with Town Council Adventure
The town of Wabana recently made a local student's dream come true. Seventeen-year-old Marcus Gop, a student at St. Michael's Regional High on Bell Island, has an intellectual disability. He has long ...
May 23, 2024
Bay St. George RCMP Charge Man with Impaired Driving After High-Speed Pursuit
A 24-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after he was pulled over going more than 110 km/h in a 50km/h zone. The man was pulled over on Tuesday by Bay St. George RCMP near the communit...
May 23, 2024
Newfoundland Iceberg Enthusiast: 'Apples to Oranges' Comparison to Last Year's Record Numbers
Last year was a huge iceberg year in Newfoundland and Labrador. And while some are comparing this year to last, one enthusiast believes that is comparing apples to oranges. Diane Davis, administrator ...
May 23, 2024 (Photo via Joey Deveau on Facebook.)
Furey OK With Burt's Distaste for Trudeau, Support for Federal Tories
The Liberal candidate in the Baie Verte-Green Bay byelection is a member of the federal Conservative Party, but that's not a concern for Premier Andrew Furey. Owen Burt says he has never hidden his po...
May 23, 2024
Spaniard's Bay Students Displaced Due to 'Chemical-Type' Smell
Some students in Conception Bay North will have to finish what's left of the school year at another school. Officials with the Department of Education say they've been forced to close Holy Redeemer El...
May 23, 2024
Changes Needed to Deal With Unclaimed Bodies Outside HSC: Osborne
The health minister says he can't say how many bodies are currently in cold storage containers outside the Health Sciences Centre because the number continues to fluctuate. But Tom Osborne says the go...
May 23, 2024 Freezer units outside the Health Sciences Centre from March 2024. (VOCM News/file)
Assault and Confinement Charges Laid in East End St. John's Domestic Incident
A man faces numerous charges after a person was attacked in a domestic dispute at a residence in the east end of St. John's last night. RNC got there around 7:00 and was met by the victim, who clearly...
May 23, 2024
